James Alvin Morrison (1864 - 1919)

Born 26 Aug 1864 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England

Ancestors

Husband of Emily (Coles) Morrison — married 26 May 1893 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States

Descendants

Died 23 Jan 1919 at age 54 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA

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Biography

This profile is part of the Morrison Name Study.

James was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Young James immigrated with his family in 1877. He was a brick mason and later took over the family grocery store. He married Emily Coles and the couple had eight children. James died of cardiac failure following broncho-pneumonia with complications from alcoholism; he refused medical attention.

Marriage

James, age 29, and Miss Emily Coles, age 21, were married 29 May 1894 in the Territory of Utah by Thomas J Stevens, a Bishop in the Church of Later-day Saints. James' parents, George and Ann, were witnesses.

Name: James Morrison

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 29 May 1894

Event Place: Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States

Event Place (Original): Ogden, Weber, Utah, :United States

Sex: Male

Age: 29

Birth Year (Estimated): 1865

Spouse's Name: Emily Coles

Spouse's Sex: Female

Spouse's Age: 21

Spouse's Marital Status: Single

Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1873^[1][2]

Children

1. George Alvin Morrison MD (abt.1896-1955)
2. Melba Nellie (Morrison) Cook (1897-1982)
3. Mabelle Evelyn (Morrison) Wilson (1899-1989)
4. Doris Ann Morrison (1901-1979)
5. Lucille Janet (Morrison) DeWeese (1903-1955)
6. James Coles Morrison (1906-1959)
7. John Leon Morrison (1907-1994)
8. Howard Raymond Morrison (1914-1969)

U.S. Census

1880; Census Place: Ogden, Weber, Utah; Roll: 1339; Page: 428D; Enumeration District: 097.[1]

George Morrison 50 Self (Head), England, grocery store

Ann Morrison 53 Wife, England

Jane Morrison 20 Daughter, England

George Morrison 16 Son, , England, brick mason

James Morrison 15 Son, England

Nelly M. Morrison 9 Daughter, England

1900; Census Place: Ogden Ward 5, Weber, Utah; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0192; FHL microfilm: 1241688.[2].

James T Morrison 36 Head, England, grocer

Emily Morrison 27 Wife, England, married 6 years, 3 children, 3 living

George Morrison 4 Son, Utah

Nellie M Morrison 2 Daughter, Utah

Mable Morrison 8/12 Daughter, Utah

1910; Census Place: Ogden Ward 5, Weber, Utah; Roll: T624_1611; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0234; FHL microfilm: 1375624.[3]

James A Morrison 45 Head

Emily Morrison 37 Wife

George Morrison 14 Son

Melba Morrison 12 Daughter

Mabel Morrison 10 Daughter

Doris Morrison 8 Daughter

Lucille Morrison 6 Daughter

James Morrison 4 Son

John Morrison 2 Son

Sources

1. ↑ "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1941," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK6K-CN6V : 14 December 2020), Mr James Morrison and Miss Emily Coles, 29 May 1894; citing Weber County Courthouse, Ogden; FamilySearch digital folder 100646224.
2. ↑ "Utah Marriages, 1887-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8PL-ZYZ : 17 March 2020), James Morrison, 1894.

• "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZGN-4W7 : 27 December 2020), James Alvin Morrison, 23 Jan 1919; citing Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, certificate 53, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm. 19:48, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

• Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

• Find A Grave Memorial# 96756458; http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=96756458.

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 02 February 2021), memorial page for James Alvin Morrison (26 Aug 1864–23 Jan 1919), Find A Grave: Memorial #96756458, citing Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA ; Maintained by SMSmith (contributor 46491005).